Machine for making concrete tiling.



R. Z. SNELL.

MACHINE FOR MAKING CONCRETE TILING.

APPLIGAIION FILED JULY 21, 1908.

Patented July 20, 1909.

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MACHINE FORMAKING GONGRETE TILING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21. 1908.

Patented July 20, 1909.

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MACHINE on MAKING-COLTIC-RETE Trims Specification of Letters Patent. Application fi1edJu1v21, 1908. Serial No. 444,588.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RANSOM Z. SNELL, a

citizen of the United States, residing at South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in M achi'nesfor Making Concrete Tiling, of which the following is a specification.

This invention. relates to machines for making concrete tiling.

One'object of the invention is to provide a machine embodying such characteristics that the molds may be filled automatically and the filled mold shifted manually fromone positionin the machine to another position therein and effectually tam pod and subsequently removed from the mold manually.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a machine provided with a vertically movable table for the support of the mold and which is gradually lowered incident to the Weight of the material fed automatically into the mold until the table reaches a certain point in the machine, when the filled mold may be readily and quickly shifted to a stationary platform for tamping purposes, there being means provided in the machine for effecting an efficient tamping of the same or substantially the same length.

With the above and other objects in view,'

the present invention consists in the combi nation and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and particularly pointed out in the appended clauns, 1t being understood that changes may be made in the form,

proportion, size and minor details without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the draw1ngs:-Figure l isaview partly in elevation and partly in section illustrating my invention. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. view of a mold disassemhlcr'l and illustrating ati'le formed in accordance with the present i invention, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of a hood adapted for position upon the top of the mold for the purpose of holi'ling the latter in i I Rroper'ieedi-n-gof ti its assen-ibled condition.

Referiing now more particularly to thei accompanying drawings, the reference -(-.l 1ar actors 1, 2 and 3 indicate uprights journal-ed in the top'of which is a shaft 4, designed to be; continuously rotated during the operation of g the machine, through the instrnmentalily o'f:

position, the agitator fingers will be out of a belt or any other suitable means (not? Fig. 2'is a side elevation]; Fig. 4 1s a detail shown) adapted to work upon the pulley wheel '5. f 1

Slidably mounted between the uprights 1 and 2 in the guide wa s 6 is a vertically movabletable 7 which is ield normally in its upper position against the action of the cementitious material 8 in the mold 9, through the instrumentality of theteleseoping support, indicated by the'characters 10 and 11, there being a-spring in the sleeve part 10 of said support and bearing against the bottom of the table 7 and the upper end of the part 11 of said support. The table may be drawn downwardly to its lowermost position and rest upon the supports 13 on the standards 1 and 2 by the foot lever 15,whose legs 16 are pivotally mounted upon the standards 1 and 2 and whiclrhas connections 17 in the .eyes 18' on the bottom of the table 7. i (onnecting the standards 1 and 2 near their upper ends is a cross bar 19 having air upwardly directed sleeve 20, in whichdatter and througlrsaid harm is rotatably mounted a short'shaft 21, to which latter is connected in any suitable manner a'stem 22 which extends through a conical shaped hood 23 secured by means of suitable brackets 24 within the hop er '25, there being a frame 26 secured to the ower end of said stem 22 beneath said hood 23 and provided with a series of fingers 27-designed, upon rotation of the frame 26, to agitate the material 8 entering' the mold 9 between the latter and the core 28 to prevent clogging of the material and t0 insure-an even distribution or filling of the/11101419."; The mold 9 may beo'f any suitable character, but as shown in the accmnpanying drawlugs, especially in Fig. 4, it consists of two segni-cy indrical shaped members 29 and 30 i hlngedly connected at corrcs )onding longitudinal edges and adapted to have their opposite longitudinal edges coupled together by means of (:(mnections 31 and 32 or, ii preferred, solely by the ring orfunnel 33, which embraces the upper. end of the mold, as clearly 7 own in 1, and 'whoseupper edge flares *0Llt\\- i1(lly,' ZtS :slronrn, to insure the 1c cementi'tions material L05 to the m l't will be noted that the iagitato'r ii nge .7 e. endoirly'slightly within the upperpart of the mold when the latter is in its upper position upon the table 7, :so that when the mold '9, has, by its own weight incii I are dent to filling, been forced to its lowermost the mold so that the latter'may be shifted from the table 7 manually to the adjacent stationary latform-34 for tamping purposes,

the latter eing hereinafter more fully'defriction clutch mechanism 40 upon said shaft 4 adapted to clutch the sleeve 39 to the shaft 4, when desired, through the instrumentality of the handle operated lever 41 pivoted at 42 v to the standard 2 and having a link connection 43 with the clutch mechanism. Thus when the clutch mechanism 40 is thrown into operative position with the sleeve 39, the

endless conveyor 37 is caused to operateand in its operation lifts the cementitious material upwardly toward the top of the machine where it discharges the same automatically into the chute 44, which latter is secured in any suitable manner, preferably, to the standard 1 and the cross bar 19, as indicated at 45 and 46, and which delivers the material from the conveyer directly to the hopper 25 where it isforced to enter the space between .the mold 9 and the core 28, and in its assage to such space is ag tated to prevent c oggmg and insure an'evcn distribution and feeding thereof into said space throughthe. instrumentality of the agitator fingers 27 operated by the rotation of the aforesaid shaft 21, which, latterisrotated through the instrumentality of the beveled gear 47 having mesh with the beveled gear 48 carried by the aforesaid sleeve 39.

As the mold 8 is being filled, the tension of the aforesaid spring 12 beneath the table 7 is gradually overcome incident to the weight of the material in the mold upon the table/7, and by the time that the mold has been filled, the table 7 with the mold thereupon Y has reached the stops 13, which brings the table 7 into alinemcnt with the aforesaid stationary platform 34 mounted upon one of said stops 13, and another stop 49 on the standard 3. r This platform 34 is provided with an opening 50of greater cross sectional diameit being understood that the core 28 is held in the mold 9 on the stationary platform 34 by virtue of friction, and that it may bereadily withdrawn manually because of the fact that it is slightly tapered.

Slidably mounted between the standards 2 and 3 is a tampiiig device consistingof a head 51 and a cylindrical 'dopending portion 52 which is adapted to fit between the mold 9 and the core 28 and actupon the ring 53 disthe clutch. As shown in Fig. 1, the clutch posed upon the cementitious material 8 after or at the time the mold 9 is being shifted from the movable table 7 to the platform 34 to provide for an evenness of the edge of the tile formed in the mold, as will be understood.

To effect a slidable or reciprocating movement of the tamping device, there is loosely mounted ,upo the continuously operating shaft '4 a else 54, to which latter is connected a cable 55 adapted to connect with thehead 51 of the tamping device, as indicated at 56. To provide for a winding of the cable 55 upon the sleeve 54 to elevate the tamping device, there is rovided suitable clutch mechanism 57 which is thrown into and out of engagement with the sleeve 54 and shaft 4 by means of a hand 0 erated lever 58 pivoted at 59-and having a ink connection 60 with 57 is in operative position to lift the tampingdevice, and the operator may provide for {L raising and lowering of the tamping device by movement of the hand operated lever 58 upon its. pivot 59. If, however, the operator should fail to move the lever 58 prior to the time the tamping device reaches the upper limit of movement, the arm 61 on the head 51 would engage the upper curved'portion 58 of the lever 58 and automatically throw the clutch 57 out of operative relation with the shaft 4,'a11d the sleeve 54, and effect a dropping of the tamping device automat ically. I

To obviate unnecessary jar and to limit the downward movement of the tamping device, there is provided the stops 62 and 63 on the standards 2 and 3 and these stops 62 and 63 are preferably provided with rubber or other suitable cushions 64 and 65, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. Thus by properly manipulating the lever 58, the clutch 57 may be controlledso as to vary the degree of fall of the tamping device, so as to further reduce unnecessary jar-occasioned byithe tamping device engaging the stop brackets 62 and 63.

Of course, in order to insure a proper spae ing of the core and mold, there is provided in the'bottomof the space between said two elements a ring 66, and in order to hold the tamping device in elevated position during the shifting of the mold from the movable table 7- to the stationary platform 34, there is provided in one end of the head 51 of the tamping device aseries of notches 67 adapted.

to receive the inwardly directed end 68 of a lever 69 pivoted at 70 in the bracket 71-. This lever 69 may be readily and quickly thrown into and out of cotipcrativc engagement with the tamping device, as is obvious. 12 I What is claimed is 2- 1. Inamachine of tliecharactcr described, a iframe, a continuously rotating shaft mounted in the frame, a vertically jmovable table mounted in the frame, means for holdm the table normally-at it's upper'positionyf normallyatjitsupper positioiifa'binfa11 pa opper mounted above said table, amold' per dis osed above the mof1d,'ajc1m t 1e d ng? dis osed upon the table beneath the hopper to the ioppe'r, 'meanslfor conveying the in an movable with the table, a friction clutch terial from the'bin to said chute, meansforl 7 on said shaft including a sleeve, a storage bin, agitating the material as it passes fromthe an endless conveyer working over said sleeve hopper to the mold, a platform to receive and entering, said bin to lift the material the mold after said tablehas been lowered,j' from the bin and carry it to the top of the and a tamping device arran ed above said" machine, a chute disposed at the upper end platform to tamp the materialin the mold, of the machine to receive the material from '5. In a machine of the character describe said conveyer and deliver it to the hopper, a frame, avertically movable table mounted"; to movethe hopper and. its table downwardly in the frame, a mold upon the table, a ho per; against the action of the means which holds above .the' mold, means for conveying the" the table normally in its upper position, a materialto the upper end of the frame, mea is manually operable means arranged whereby for receiving the material from the conveying 8.9 said table may be drawn to its lowermost means and delivering it to, said hopperrfor position inde endently of the weight of the discharge into the mold, means to agitate": material in t e mold, a stationary platform the material as it asses from the hopper to receive the mold after it has been filled the mold,a conicalshapedhood in themoldf'f Sr, and the table moved to its lowermost posi to deflect the materialv to the space betwee' f-' tion, and a tamping device 0 crating above. the'm'old'and its core, a platform.mountedzinf the stationary platform to effect a tamping the frame to receive the molglaftehtheilatter of the material in the mold. I has been filled, andatamping devicen oun 2. In a machine of the character described, ed above saidplat'formtoftamp,the maten l i aframe,acontinuously-rotating shaft mountin the mold. i r f' ed in the frame, a vertically movable table. 6. 'Inamachine ofthe character described}: mounted in the frame, means for holding the a frame, a vertically movable-table monntedf table normally in its up er p'osition,a hopper in the frame, a mold mounted upon thetable, mounted above said ta 11s, a mold disposed a hopper disposed 3] poll the'franie above said? u the table beneath the hopper, a friction mold, a mix ng bin, aconveyorconstructed c utch on said shaft" including a. sleeve, a and arranged to carry the material fronisaf storage bin, an endless conveyer working bin to the upperend' of the frame,acchi telar over said sleeve and entering said bin to lift ranged to receive the material from said con f the material from the bin and carry it to the veying means and deliver it to the hopper'foiff top of the machine, a chute disposed at the dischargeint o themold,a hood in the hopper iloo" upper end of the machine to receive the mato deflect the material passing through u;ie"* tenal from said convcyer and deliver it to the hopper into the space between-the mold and f hopper, to move the latter and its table its core, and means constructed .and' ar f" downwardly against the action of the means ranged to agitate. the material as it I-passes"f 40 which holds the table normally in its upper from the hopper into the mold. 1 10% position, a stationary platform to receive the 7. In a machine of tlie'character describedgi f. mold after it has been filled and the table a frame, a continuously rotating" s'haft'inthe moved to its lowermost position, and a tampframe, a vertically movable table mounte ing device operating above the stationary in the frame, means for holdingthctable 5 platform to effect a tamping of the material normally at its upper position, a hop'er in themold. mounted in the frame above the mold, a iii" In a machine of the character described, for the material, a clutch mechanism incl 'ld a frame,- a vertically movable"table mounted ing a sleeve mounted ,upon said continuously9" in the frame, means for holding the talile rotating shaft, a conveyer operating over normally at its upper osition, a hopper said sleeve and entering the bin, mean mounted. above said table, a mold disposed whereby the clutch mechanism -maybe on the table beneath the hopperandmovallc thrown into operation .to set the conveyor with the table, means for conveying cementiinto operation to lift the material from the tious material to the hopper to fill the mold bin to the upper end of the machine, a chutefl' and to move the same and its table downto receive the material from the .conv eyer 1265 wardly against the action of; the means which and discharge it into the hopper to deliver it." holds the table normally in its upper position, to the mold to fill-"the. latter and move itfand manually operating means to lower the table its supporting, table downwardly against-the independently of the filling thereof with action of the aforesaid holding means, a Vel cementitious material, and a platform to re tically disposed shaft, a gear mechanism be;- ceive the mold after said table has been tween the aforesaid "sleeve and the vertically ldisposed shaft to rotatethelatter, andan 4. In a machine of the characterdescribed, agitating device carriedby the-vertically di a frame, a vertically movable table mounted posed shaft to agitate the niaterialsas it in the frame, means for holding the table passes from thehoppertosaidmold.

into Operation to lift the 8. In a machine of the character described, a frame, a continuously rotating shaft mounted in the frame a vertically movable table mounted in the frame, means for holdint, the table normally at its upper position, a hopper mounted in the frame above the mold, a bin for the material, a clutch mechanism including a sleeve mounted upon said continuously rotating; shaft, a conveyer 0 erating over said sleeve and entering the hin, means whereby the clutch mechanism may be thrown into operation to set the conveyer material fromthe bin to the upper end of the machine, a chute to receive the material from the conveyer and discharge it into the hopper to dcliverit to the mold to fill the latter and gradually force it and the vertically movable table downwardly, a vertically disposed shaft, a gear mechanism between the aforesaid sleeve and the vertically disposed shaft to rotate the latter, an agitating: device carried by the vertically disposed shaft to agitate the material as it passes from the hopper to said mold, a platform mounted in the frame, to receive the mold after the latterhas been filled, and atamplng' device operable above the platform and the mold-thereupon to tamp the mate ed in the frame,

rial inthe mold. i

9. in a machine of the character described, a frame, a continuously rotating shaftmounta vertically movable table mounted in the frame, means for holding the 'the hopper to deliver table nm'mally at its upper positionja hop er mounted m the frame above the mold, a in for the material, a clutch mechanism including a sleeve mounted upon saidcontinuously'rotating shaft, a conveyor operating over-said sleeve and entering the bin, means whereby the clutch mechanism may be thrown into operation to theco nveye r into operation to-lift-the material from the bin to the upper end of the machine, a chute to receive the material from the conveyer and discharge-it into it into the mold to fill the latter and m'oveit and. thevertically movable table dim'nwardly;a vertically disposedshalta gear mechanism bet'ween'the aforesaid sleeve and the VOI'UC-iillyKllSPOSOtl shaft to rotate the latter. an agitating device carried by the vertically disposed shaft to agitate the material asit passes from the hopper to said mold, a stationary platform mounted upon the frame to receive the mold after thelatterihas'been' filled, a vertically movabletampingdevice to tanrp the material in the mold on said platform, and means whereby the tamping'dcvice may be alterscribed,-

shaft mounted in the frame. a vertically movable table mounted natelyraisedfaml lowered; 10. In a maclnne ol the character dea frame, a' continuously rotating,

in theframe, means for holding the table normally at itsupper position, a hopper mounted in the frame and. the vertically from the disposed shaft, a gear posed shaft to rotate by the verticallyIdisposed ism may be thrown into operation to set the conveyer-into o eration to lift the material from the bin to t 1e upper end of'the machine, a chute to receive the material from the conveyer and discharge it'into the hopper to de iver it to the mold to fill thelatter and move it and the vertically movable table downwardly, a vertically disposed shaft, a goal-mechanism between the aforesaid sleeve disposed shaft torotate thelatter, an agitating device carried by the vertically disposed shaft to agitate the material as it passes-from the hopper to said mold, a stationary platform mounted upon the. frame to receive the mold after the latter has been filled, a vertically movable tamping device to tamp the material in the mold on said platform, means whereby the tamping alternately raised and device may be and means carried by the tampmg cred,

device, whereby the latter maybe lowered table mounted in the frame, means for hold ing the table normally at its mold, a bin'forthematerial, a clutch mechanism including a. sleeve mounted upon saidcontinuously' rotating shaft, operating over said sleeve and entering the bin, means'whereby the clutch mechanism maybe thrown into operation to set the conveyer into operation to lift the material bin totheupper end of the machine, a chute to. receive the material from the conveyer and discharge it into the hop per to deliver itto the-mold to fill the latter and move it. together with the verticallyv downwardly, a vertically mechanism between and the vertically disthe latter, an agitating movable table the aforesaid sleeve,

device carried shaft to agitate the material as it passes from the hopper to said niold,'a.stat1onary.

platform mounted in the frame to receive the mold after the latter'has been filled, a vertically movable 'tamping device operable to tam the material in the mold l and means.

for holding the' tamping. device in its upper osition during the shifting of the mold" from-Said table to said latform.

12. in a machine 0 the character described, a frame, a continuously rotating shaft mounted in the frame, a vertically movable table mounted in the frame, means for holding, the table normally at its upper upper position,- ahopper mounted in the frame above the a conveyer position, ahoppermoun'ted inJthe frame tam Y *above the -'mold, -,a bin for. the material, a

' clutch mechanism includingn sleeve nro'unt- "ed upon .saiclcOntinuously rotating shaft,

conveyer operating/over said- :sleeve/ and entering thebin, \means whereby the cl-nteh mechanism may be thrownginto; operation I to set the-conveyer into operation to. liftthe material from the bin to the upper: end of: the machine, a chuteto ,receivethe Ina-'- terial from'th'eyconveyer and] discharge it into the hopper ,toleliver it-,-to the .I-nold,to-

fillthe latter and force it togetherwith the vertically unovable table downwardly, 1'5

verticallydisposed shaft, a gear. mechanism ,hetw'eenthe aforesaid sleeve and the ver I 'tieally disposedshaft torotate the latter, an

agitating device carried by the vertically fdisposed shaft toagit-ate thematerial as it;

passes from the hopper to, said mold, astatronary latform mounted in the; frame to -receive tie mold-after thejlatter has been filled, a. verticallymovable tamping device operable to 'ta-mp'; the material the mold, means for holdin'g the stamping, device in its i upper -positioridurmg-the shifting of the mold from saidtable-to said, platfoi'm, and

- 'means operahle mannallytto effect an al: tiernate raising and lowering of the tamping dvicei I "shaft mounted inxtheframa; a vertically movable table mounted in'the frame, means for holding the; table normally at its .uppe'r position, a hopper mounted ,in, the: frame abovetheflmold, a binfor the, material, a' 'clutoh mechanism including ,a sleeve mount edupon said eontinuouslyrotating shaft, a

-teringtthe'bin, means whereby the elutehi conveyenoperating oversaid sleeveJand enmechanism may be thrown into operation to hopper to said mold, astationary platform mou nted in the .frame to yreceive the mold after the latter has beenfilled, .a vertically movable 1 tamping deviee operahleato, tamp' thematerial in the mold means for holding the camping devicenin its =uper positiom, during'"the-shiftingof theme table to s'aidplatform,-n1eans operable mam "ually to effect sin-"alternate; raising and lowering ofthe tamping device, and means carried by the tampingdevice to engage the last In'ja anachine of the :eharaeter descr1bed,-;a frame; a icontmuously rotating (1 from said I weight of the material in t e' mold, a

mentioned-"manually operating means to effect an automatic droppingof the tamping I device "upon fai'lr'1re to" operate said'last mentioned manually operating-means.

' 14, In. a machine, of the character-described, a frame, a-'vertieallymovable table -mounted'in the frame, means for holding-the table nor 'nally'at its up erposition, a hop-' fperl mounted above said posed on the table beneaththe hopper and movable with the table, means'for conveyl ing cementitiou's material to the'hopperto vfillthe mold and to mov'e the same and its 'tabledownwardly against the action of the table, a mold CllS- means which holds the tablenorinally in its up er position, manually" operating means to ower the tablejindependently of the fillingi thereof with 'cementitious material, a

j 'latform to receive themold after said table 1 as been lowered, and a tamping device arranged above said platform to tamp the material in the mold.

, 15. In a; machine of "the character described, a frame, a table yieldably mounted inthe frame for dis osition normally at its upperposition, a'mod upon the table, a hoppermimnted upon the frame above the mold, 'means-for agitating the material as it passes from'tlre hopper to the mold, said agitating means includm fingers, means for conveying the materia to the hopper, a stationaryplatform mounted in the frame to receive the mold asthe latter has been filled, a movable -tamping device operable to tamp the material mthe inold,-means for holding the tam'ping device normally in its upper position, 'meansoperable manually to effect an alternateraising and lowering of the tamping device, and means carried. by the tamping device to engage the last mentioned manually operating means to effect anautomatie dropping of the tamping device upon failure to ,operate said last mentioned manually operating means.

[116. In a machine of the character described, aframe, a contimiouslyrotating,

shaft mo'un'ted in the frame,a vertically movable, table mounted in the frame, means folijholding the t; normally'at its upper position, a hopper mountedupon said table,

a mold'disposed upon thetable beneath the hopper and mo le with thetable, a'frictier. clutch on :-aid shaft "including .a sleeve, an endless conveyor working. over said sleeve to lift the ce'mentitions" material to the top of the machine to 'deliverit to the" hopper and subsequently to the mold and'in delivering it to the mold move the latterand its table downwardly against the action of the means which holds the table normally in its -upper, 1position, manuall operable means arranger whereby said ta le may be drawn to its lowermost position inde endently of lthe atfor'm-"toreceive the mold after it has iieeu filled, and a tam ing device crating above thestationary p atform to e ect a tamping of the material in the mold.

v 17. In a machine of the character described, a frame, a continuously rotating shaft mounted in the frame, a vertically movable table mounted in the frame, means for holding the table normally at its upper position, a hopper mounted upon'said table,

a mold disposed upon the table beneath the hopper and movable with the table, a friction clutch on said shaft including a sleeve, an

' endless conveyer Working over said sleeve to movement in the frame, a mold upon the lift the cementitious material to the top of table, means for conveying the material to the mold, a platform in the frame ;to receive the mold after the latter has been filled, a vertically movable tamping device operable to tamp the material in the mold, means for holding the tamping device in its upper position during the shifting of the mold from said table to said platform, means operable manually to effect an alternate raising, and lowering of the tamping device, and means carried by the tamping devices to engage the last mentioned manually operated means to effect an automatic dropping of the tamping device upon failure to operate said manually operating means. 19. In a machine of the character described, a frame, a vertically movable table mounted in .-the frame, means for holding the table normally' at its upper position, a hopper disposed abovethe'mold, means for convey'ing the material to the hopper for dis- I charge into the mold to fill-the latter and move it and its table downwardly against the action of the means which holds the table normally in its upper position,-the mold having a core s aced therefrom, a hood in the mold to de ect the material into the spacebetween the mold and its core, means rotat ing around the hood to agitate the material as it passes from the hopper through the mold, a platform to receive the mold after the table has bee'n'lowered, and a tamping device arranged above said platform to tamp the material in the mold.

20. In. a machine of the character described, a frame, a vertically movable table mounted in the frame, means for holding the table normally at its up er position, a hopper mounted above said table, a mold including aspaced core and'disposed upon the table beneath the hopper and movable with the table, means for conveying the material to the hopper for discharge into the mold, a deflecting device in the hopper to cause the material to fall into the space between the mold and its core, an agitating device arranged to agitate the material as it passes from the hopper to the mold, said table and its mold moving downwardly against the action of the means which holds the table normally in its upper position as the n'iaterial enters the mold, and'means for tamping the material in the mold when the latter has been filled.

21. In a machine of the character dc scribed, a frame, a vertical]; movable table mounted in the frame, means for holding the table normally at its uppc1'positZ- ;1.1, a hopper mounted above said table, a mold including a spaced core and disposed upon the table" beneath the hopper and movable with the table, means for conveying the material to the hopper for discharge into the mold, a rotatable deflecting device in the hopper to cause the material to fall into thcisparo between the mold arid its core, a rota! able agitating device arranged to agitate the met erial as it passes from the hopper to the mold, said 'table and its mold nim'ing downwardly against theaction ol' the means which holds the table'noi'mall in its upper position as the material enters the mold, and means for tamping the material in the 'mold when the latter has been filled.

In testimony whereol'l allix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

- RANSUM Z. SNl llrli. \l'itnesscs:

GEORGE OI/rscn. G. M (torn. 

